Multiple Choice Questions on Human Diseases

1. Aedes aegypti is a vector for
a) Yellow fever
b) Dengue fever
c) Japanese encephalitis
d) Both dengue and yellow fever

2. Which of the following is a communicable disease?
a) Diabetes
b) diptheria
c) Hypertension
d)  Kwashiorkor


3. Congenital diseases are
a) Disease present at birth
b) Spread from one individual to another
c) Occur during life
d)  Deficiency diseases

4. Which of the following diseases spreads through respiratory route?
a) Influenza
b) Mumps
c) Measles
d)  all of above

5. Which of the following viruses causes common cold?
a) Rhino virus
b) T4 virus
c) MSZ virus
d) simian virus 40

6. Which of the following pair of diseases is caused by virus?
a) Rabies, mumps
b) AIDS, Syphilis
c) Typhoid, Tetanus
d)  Cholera, Tuberculosis

7. If a person shows production of interferon in his body, the chances are that he has got an infection of
a) Tetanus
b) Typhoid
c) Malaria
d)  Measles

8. Fever, slow pulse, abdominal tenderness, delirium and rose coloured rash indicate the disease?
a) Chicken box
b) Measles
c) Tetanus
d)  Chicken pox

9. Mumps is an infection of
a) Parotid gland
b) submandibular gland
c) Sublingual gland
d)  submaxillary land

10. Communicability of disease depends upon the availability of
a) Pathogen
b) Healthy person
c) Parasite
d)  Susceptible person
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Answers
1. d) Both dengue and yellow fever
2. b) diptheria
3. a) Disease present at birth
4. d)  all of above
5. a) Rhino virus
6. a) Rabies, mumps
7. d)  Measles
8. b) Measles
9. a) Parotid gland
10. d)  Susceptible person